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"(8  fflmiwm  Tfltiv  gong. 


($  $)aper  reab  Before 
£0e  (tlnifeb  jkrtrice  CfuB,  fljftfa., 

8g  ScimeB  QBeofe, 
fare  of  12f0  (Wobb.  Q9of.  Jnfanfrg, 

"HEeBfifer  QRegimenf." 


<£>(m<STr2)<£QR<g  in  <0e  fofe 


"  fifties"  a  ftrcjcomyang  in  Cflarfefs 
fori,  |S.  t,  commifTioneb  a  $?0ifabef* 
pfKa  mufician  to  write  a  "cfyantc$" 
for  f^cir  ufe  on  a  propofeb  ercurfion. 
^fleg  receiueb  a  song,  f0e  opening 
iworbs  of  wfyicfy  were 

"  8ay>  bummers,  iviU  you  meet  us?" 
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l?5<£  firing  on  JJumfer  anb  con* 
sequent  raffg  to  arms  caufeb  Sorf 
barren,  QBoffon  W>arBot,  to  fie  occu* 
jrieb  fig  o  mtftfarg  force,  ffle  JSeconb 
Q^atfafion  of  QttafTacBufeffB  Jnfanfrg, 
commonfg  ftnotwn  as  fBe  "tigers." 
£8eg  founb  fBe  Sorf  in  a  tterg  unf?n* 
iB0eb  sfafe,  tuorft  on  it  flatting  Been 
efoypeb  <»6en  Sefferfon  ©aois  was 
Jkcrefarg  of  HEar,  anb  as  a  nafuraf 
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rcBuft  "fatigue  parties"  t»ere  tjerg 
numerous.  Qfiex  ffle  bog's  iworft 
twos  ot>er  a  fauortfe  amufemenf  was 
singing,  for  f#ere  t»cre  some  erceffenf 
uotcce  in  f#e  compang,  notaBfg  one 
quartette 

£3as.  (S.  QB.  (Bbgerfg, 
3ames  3en6ins, 

(Jtewfon  3-  flJurnetfe, 
3o0n  Qt$rot»n. 


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£3is  faffcr,  a  JJcofcflman,  wob  tfye 
BuBiut  of  mang  fofteB  onb  puns,  owing 
fo  ffle  Btmifarifg  of  0t6  name  fo  fflaf 
of  f#e  famous  &fa<»afomie,  fflen 
6uf  recenffg  erecufeb. 

£0e  #cof  raffler  refenfeb  fflefe 
auibbifteB,  anb  f^ie  of  courfe  mabc 
fflem  more  conffanf.  %t  foofleb  tjerg 
ttteff  for  a  beab  man :  fye  fyaii  a  fitters 
gaif  for  a  corpfe,  etc.,  etc.  £0e  B^org 
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goes  fgaf  one  evening,  t»0en  two  of 
ffJtB  quartette  were  returning  to  f#e 
Sort  —  3o0n  QSrotwn  anb  f0e  offler 
Being  Beafeb  near  ffle  Baffg^porf  —  f0e 
querg  t»ae  B^oufeb,  "TElJat'B  f0e 
net»6?"  $romptfg  came  t$e  retort, 
"  nQ?38.  3o6n  QtSrotxm  'b  beab."  |iome 
one  o^^tb,  "  °Bef  3e  Brtff  goes  marching 
rounb." 

(Unfile  a  rofftng  Bfone,  ffle  ibeas 


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gafflereb  as  flje  changes  tt>ere  rung  on 
fflem,  anb  6g  barS  f^c  campjmedtng 
tune  6«b  unbergone  retjifton,  for  fjje 
"  £tgers"  <»ere  cfjcmftng 

John  J3row>n's  body  lies  a-mouldering 

in  the  gi^aue, 
fjut  his  soul  goes  marching  on. 

(mag  25, 1861,  f0e  "£igers"  fcff 
Sorf  ^Barren,  8uf  a6  on  (JTlag  7  ffc 
£t»efff3    (BlofTacaufcffB    (^ofunfeere 


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flab  reacfleb  f0e  Sorf,  mang  of  ffle 
"^igers"  enfiffeb  in  ffle  ^t»efff8  or 
"TEeBffer  QRegimenf,"  f^c  quarfeffe 
separaf  ing : 

3enftins  anb  QBroton  fo  £ompang  $, 
flJumeffe  anb  <£bgerfg  fo  Compang  (B, 
off  four  Being  sergeants. 

<&f  courfe  ffleg  carrieb  ffleir  song 
t»if0  fflem,  anb  if  Became  fl}e  faBion 
affer  brefs*parabe  for  ffle  regimenf  fo 


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^e  's  gone  to  be  a  soldiei*    in    tbe   cirmy 
of  the  Qoi^d. 

£0e  regiment  frequenffg  Bfgteb  ifseff 
"  TOeBffer's  cafffe."  £0us  <3e  fourth 
tjerfe, 

^is  pet  lambs  will  meet  bim  on  the  way, 

t»0ic8  ffleg  ufeb  to  bo  etterg  etjening 
t»0ire  marching  rounb  fl}e  Sorf. 

£0e  air  was  twfKfffeb  fo  f#e  Banbs 
maffer,  HEm.  3.  (tttarrfcmb,  twritfen 


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boon  6g  one  of  f(5e  fcmo,  |&.  C  $ers 
Sine,  anb  Boon  ffle  func  t»ae  pfogcb 
on  breBB^arabe  as  accompaniment  fo 
ffle  cfetjcn  (Junbreb  tjoiccB  of  f#e  regt* 
menf.  Copies  of  ff}e  Bong  twere  gitjen 
fo  (Bifmorc'B  anb  f(5e  (Bermania  fionb, 
ffjen  ©ifson  pu6fiB0eb  if,  anb  i 0ub  ffle 
Sofjn  QBrot»n  |a>ong  Become  common 
yroperfg. 

£3e  TEeBsfer  QRegimenf  first  Bong 

m  mm  mmm  mmSSSSSSfSSSSSSm 


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if  in  Q&offon  3ufg  18, 1861,  tuflen  ffcir 
cofors  were  prefenfeb  6g  2>on.  <£bt»arb 
<£t>ereff :  teaming  QiSofton  3ufg  23,  on 
f0e  nerf  bag  ffleg  efecf  rifteb  Qtet»  HJorfi 
<ttfg  twif 3  t3c  tseirb  cflorus ;  Q&affimore 
flearb  it  on  3ufg  26 ;  anb  on  (Jttarcfl  1, 
1862,  at  £3arfeffo<»n,  Q?a.,  on  f(}e  spot 
f»6ere  (Dfatwafomie  was  flangeb,  tfyt 
HQJeBffer  QRegimenf  Bang 

John    grown's  body. 


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QRegimenf  ftffer  regiment  abopfeb 
f0e  song,  cmb  fflue  it  ceaseb  to  6e  f3« 
special  properfg  of  f0e  TEeBfferB,  t»0o 
grabuaffg  bifufeb  if.  $er3aps  f0e  fafe 
of  3o#n  Ql3rot»n,  t»0o  t»a6  accibenfaffg 
brotwneb  at  Sronf  QRogaf,  3une  6,  '62, 
mag  (fafe  0ab  a  bet  erring  influence; 
f$e  eong  t»aB  newer  ufeb  in  f(5e  fofer 
bags  of  ffle  regiment's  eriffence.  3n 
3ufg,  '64,  as  if  mabe  if 6  refum  marc(5 


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f  (frougfl  ffc  Bfrecfe  of  QBoffon,  eigfjfg* 
fttte  men  in  aff—  £ompcmg  ($  Being 
reprefenfeb  6g  fflree  —  *n  effort  was 
mate  to  reoioe  f0e  ofb  chorus ;  if  t»ae 
prompffg  frotoneb  bot»n,  anb  sifenffg, 
Suf  t»if{>  eof  bierfg  freab,  ffle  TDeBefer 
(Kegimenf  pacseb  info  #ifforg. 

£t»o  of  f(}e  Burtuoore  of  f0e  quar* 
feffe  are  gef  in  QSosfon.  tJBe  f$irb  t»ae 
in  ffc  TDtef.  But  0ob  not  fafefg  Bern 


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flearb  from.    <Dnfg  one  —  flJurneffe 
toae  muffereb  ouf  t»i{0  f0e  regiment. 


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$)oor  of  b  (Dfatoafomte  QJSrown ! 
©espifeb  anb  forfafien,  on  3tB  <»ag  to 
execution  0e  fltfleb  a  negro  c0ifb,  propfc 
cfging  B^eebg  freebom  to  aff  tfe  race. 
£fye  fjetf  of  fufurifg  twos  fo  0tm  Buf 
parffg  fiffeb:  3e  breameb  nof  of  ff>e 


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armeb  0offe  ifyat  eo  Boon  offer  twere  fo 
tramp  f$af  t»erg  grounb  fo  ffle  muftc  of 

John    BTOWns  body. 

^cf  ffje  f6oug0f »»  3ts  mtnb  wob  ftin  fo 
ffle  infytrafton  f0af  fafcr  on  probuceb 


fJJofe  immorfaf  fines 

TWine  eyes  bane  seen  the  glory  of  the 

coming  of  the  £ord, 
J)is  truth  is  masoning  on. 


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5^  J*J*  ,i 


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(Dne  JE)unbreb  Cojnee  Qprinfeb. 


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